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Members of the bipartisan commission created to investigate the spill say Congress and the Trump administration have failed to take safety seriously. 
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Interior has given no reason for halting the study aimed at improving safety inspections of offshore oil and gas operations.
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The 2010 explosion in the Gulf of Mexico triggered an environmental catastrophe and resulted in unbelievable human heroism – so it was a natural fit for Hollywood. But what do you do when your film leads you into conflict with a corporate oil giant? The film’s director, Peter Berg, explains
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I think that the making of the Deep Water Horizon film was an excellent way to bring this catastrophic event even greater attention and to educate the public about what happened and overall keeping it relevant even 6 years later. I watched the Deep Water Horizon Film and after watching it I was out on a mission to compare the film to what actually happened which led me to find this interesting article. While the Deep water horizon was the largest oil spill in the history of the U.S. and so many of the events that ultimately led to the spill itself have been publicized its interesting to see how BP still is very cautious about how much they release to the public about the spill especially when it comes to making a Hollywood film.
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October 9, 2016 5:15 PM
This was a great article because it shows how far is a company willing to go to preserve their image. Plus it's a good thing that the film is trying to get as close to the real event and how it happened. I will definitely go watch the movie.
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The SAN would link academics with federal, state and local emergency responders. In each emergency response region non-governmental scientists from academic institutions, professional societies, and scientific NGOs could contribute to pre-incident preparedness efforts and develop new collaborative research initiatives relevant to fill knowledge gap that emerge during drills and scenario-testing. During a disaster response effort, if necessary, government agencies could access Hub members' scientific expertise in a rapid, streamlined manner because collaborative, high-trust relationships would already be in place.
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This is a network to respond to oil spills and similar disasters. It appears to be nascent at this point.
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Some $25 billion is headed to the five Gulf states that were devastated in the 2010 BP oil disaster. Just a fraction of the government fines and court settlements have been paid — but not all of it will end up repairing the damaged ecosystem. Louisiana, which suffered the most damage in the spill, has used the fines and settlements to rebuild its coast, one that was already fragile and disappearing. When it took a direct hit from the BP disaster, oil choked off vegetation that is critical to holding together what land is left.
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'Deepwater Horizon' Starring Mark Wahlberg casting call for oil riggers in Louisiana The highly anticipated feature film, 'Deepwater Horizon', is now looki
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Oh my God! Wahlberg is going to screw up another movie. This keeps hitting too close to home for me.
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Oil major supports "non confrontational" call from shareholders to disclose analysis of climate risk.
BP will advise shareholders to back a resolution on climate change at April’s annual general meeting.The resolution, similar to one endorsed by Shell last week, will force the company to reveal the risks climate action poses to its business plan. That is likely to heighten scrutiny on high cost projects like its “Sunrise” venture in Canada’s tar sands. Analysts say these could struggle to turn a profit as governments act to curb greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels. Explaining the board’s reasons for accepting the resolution, a BP spokesperson said they saw it as “non-confrontational”. “It also gives us the opportunity to demonstrate BP’s current actions in the area and build on its existing disclosures in the area,” he added.
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Wow! This is potentially huge!
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Assessing the environmental damage caused by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill has been a challenge Via clare wormald
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BP has asked a New Orleans court to amend a judge's ruling that the company could be liable for as much as $18 billion in damages levied for its role in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, or possibly even grant it a new trial.
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This thing just keeps drawing out...
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Bacteria in the Gulf of Mexico consumed many of the toxic components of the oil released during the Deepwater Horizon spill in the months after the spill, but not the most toxic contaminants, new research has found.
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Interesting. In a more typical, shallow water spill, PAHs are relatively rapidly degraded. The persistence is troubling and was a worry of our EcoTox working group since 2010.
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Coast Guard officials stressed that a more narrow cleanup response to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill would continue.
The “active cleanup” phase of BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill ended this week, days before the four-year anniversary of the 2010 spill.
“Let me be absolutely clear: This response is not over—not by a long shot,” said Capt. Thomas Sparks, the Coast Guard federal on-scene coordinator for the Deepwater Horizon response. “Our response posture has evolved to target re-oiling events on coastline segments that were previously cleaned.”
BP said its cleanup involved aerial patrols over more than 14,000 miles of shoreline and ground surveys covering more than 4,400 miles
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“Immediately following the Deepwater Horizon accident, BP committed to cleaning the shoreline and supporting the Gulf’s economic and environmental recovery,” BP said in a press release. “Completing active cleanup is further indication that we are keeping that commitment.”
Multiple studies are attempting to assess not only the reach of the spill, but also its health effects for spill responders and Gulf wildlife. A new report by the National Wildlife Federation used data from independent scientists and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to assess how 14 species were faring. Some—such as the bottlenose dolphins and sea turtles—are still dying in large numbers due to the spill.
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Researchers analyzed high-definition imagery of over three hundred deep-sea coral colonies from 2011 – 2017 to quantify their recovery from the oil spill.
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Pennsylvania State University scientists analyzed images of impacted and non-impacted deep sea corals to characterize their symbiotic relationship with brittle stars and determine if brittle stars influenced coral recovery from the Deepwater Horizon spill.
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Another example of how more intact ecological systems can better withstand perturbations and anthropogenic disturbance.
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This picture was taken June 23, 2010, along the Louisiana shoreline in Barataria Bay during the peak of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill crisis. Photo by Bruce A. Davis, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.A pattern of dramatic, widespread shoreline loss along Louisiana’s coast caused by the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill has been revealed by a new study by the U.S.
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Not much of surprise here, other than the magnitude of the loss. This is a very complex story and direct impact of the marsh is but one aspect of it.
See also some of the news coverage of this here: https://summitcountyvoice.com/2016/11/25/nasa-study-shows-link-between-deepwater-horizon-spill-and-coastal-wetlands-erosion/
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Download a PDF of "Effective Monitoring to Evaluate Ecological Restoration in the Gulf of Mexico" by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for free. Description: Gulf Coast communities and natural resources suffered extensive direct and indirect damage as a result of the largest accidental oil spill in US history, referred to as the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill. Notably, natural resources affected by this major spill include wetlands, coastal beaches and barrier islands, coastal and marine wildlife, seagrass beds, oyster reefs, commercial fisheries, deep benthos, and coral reefs, among other habitats and species. Losses include an estimated 20% reduction in commercial fishery landings across the Gulf of Mexico and damage to as much as 1,100 linear miles of coastal salt marsh wetlands.
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The National Academy of Sciences Committee on Effective Approaches for Monitoring and Assessing Gulf of Mexico Restoration Activities just issued this report laying out a framework for Gulf Coast restoration efforts in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
The restoration process, guided by three major programs, is a $16 billion undertaking. This report focuses on best practices in monitoring, evaluation, and management of the restoration process. The recommendations are centered around promoting unified action among the various restoration programs and projects, standardizing metrics and goals for progression assessment, utilizing existing programs and networks, promoting open and long-term data access, and implementing adaptive management strategies. The full text of the report can be found here (you can register as a guest if you don't want to register fully).
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are making environmental samples collected in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon explosion available to the scientific community. Samples of water, oil, sediment, and organisms are available. More information about available samples and results of prior analyses are available at https://dwhdiver.orr.noaa.gov/web/guest/home. To make inquiries or request specific samples, email dwhsamples@noaa.gov by 10 June 2016.
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Samples anyone? Six years late isn't that bad, right?
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Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) announced today an agreement with Sembcorp Marine's subsidiary, Jurong Shipyard Ptd Ltd, to defer…
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Transocean of Deepwater Horizon fame is still churning out deep water drilling rigs, although with apparent continual delays.
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Recovery in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon has been something of a slow recovery when it comes to the most impacted communities (mid- and deepwater). More readily-viewable areas have seen mixed…
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Researchers have studied the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on communities of beach microbes. Via Anita Woodruff
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Where and when was the biggest oil spill? How many oil spills happen each year? Is the frequency of oil spills going up or down? Where can I get information about oil spills? We at NOAA’s Office of... Via AimForGood
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I was hoping for a more dynamic website, but this is a good starting point for folks interested in starting to dele into oil spill data.
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Politico readers have to go through ten paragraphs of someone telling them BP's historic oil spill was environmentally negligible before they know that the writer is one of BP's top executives.
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This is just sick.
See also:
http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-bp-pr-release-20141023-column.html
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A research team has estimated the total mass of oil that reached the Gulf of Mexico shore in the wake of the BP Deepwater Horizon blowout. It's the first time such an estimate was reported.
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This is lower than I had guessed, but not by that much. It actually confirms what we saw in the field, observed in the water column, and predicted from our conceptual models. The problem was oil and other hydrocarbons IN THE PELAGIC and/or deep BENTHOS.
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http://bit.ly/JvFGya, http://bit.ly/XLBgXO & http://bit.ly/VR3AuG
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rScientists from Haverford College and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution investigated the presence of dispersants following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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Corexit seems to be persisting much longer than originally thought.
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